Lebanon Man Dies In Wreck After Car Misses Turn
Warren County's 1953 traffic death toll reaches 23 as Arthur Thomas Adams 25 of Lebanon dies after his car misses a turn on McLean Road and strikes a tree. Passenger George Hamilton 19 of Pikeville Ky is in fair condition with a fractured skull and other injuries. Adams pinned in wreckage. body sent to Johnson Funeral Home. Son of Mr and Mrs Mort Adams employed by Lebanon Lumber Co. parents recently observed 50th wedding anniversary.
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Lebanon
Warren County
McLean Road
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Arthur Thomas Adams
New St
George W. Hamilton
Pikeville
Adams
Hamilton
Johnson Funeral Home
Mort Adams
Lebanon Lumber Co
Pair Held In Slaying Go To Jail
Two murder suspects were moved to the Butler County jail to await grand jury action. Harold Burkhardt, 19, and Richard Nolan, 22, face first degree murder and robbery in Herschel Sorrells death. Both pleaded not guilty. Bond set at 5000 on robbery, no bond on murder. Burkhardt also charged with assault with intent to rape. bond set at 2000. Judge Combs ordered bond and referred to grand jury.
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Butler County
Harold Lloyd Burkhardt
Camden Rt. 2
Richard Eugene Nolan
Belmont St
Youngstown
Middletown
Hamilton
Frank South
Loren Gustin
Herschel Sorrell
Vine Street
West Middletown
Sorrell
Route 4
Todhunter Road
Bond
Burkhardt
Charges Swapped After Imbroglio
Three people signed warrants against each other and were arrested in a Vermont Street dispute. George Ingram Jr. and Roy Bennett faced assault and battery charges, while Ingram and Josie Ingram filed additional counts. The melee at 1504 Vermont St. led to bonds posted and a Municipal Court hearing set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ingram Jr
Burbank
Calif
Vermont St
Roy Bennett
Middletown Trailer Court
Bennett
Vermont Street
Ingram
Josie Ingram
Georgee
Vermont
George Ingram
Man Arrested In Shooting Near Red Bud Inn
J C Mason aged 28 of 3109 Finley St is jailed in Middletown on charges of shooting with intent to kill following an altercation at the Red Bud Inn Route 122 west of town. Charles E Conrad 28 Middletown Route 2 was treated for powder burn. Mason received a scalp cut. Both were not admitted.
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J. C. Mason
Finley St
Middletown
Red Bud Inn
Route 122
Here
Loren Gustin
Frank South
Squire Lammie Bailey
Mason
Charles E. Conrad
Middltown Rt. 2
Middltown Rt. 2.” Conrad Was Treated At Middletown Hospital
Riggs Nominated To Head FOPA
The Fraternal Order of Police Associates last night nominated 1954 officers with one candidate per post. Nominees include Eston Riggs for president Paul Cretors for vice president Quinton Reeder for secretary treasurer Herman Rekers for trustee Jack Reeder for inner guard Joe Reintjes for outer guard Harry Bohne for conductor and Dudley Acton for chaplain.
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Fraternal Order of Police Associates
Eston Riggs
Paul Cretors
Quinton Reeder
Herman Rekers
Jack Reeder
Joe Reintjes
Harry Bohne
Dudley Acton
Sutphin Grand sewer contract okayed at 85271 bid
City Commissioners awarded L A Waldner of Middletown the Sutphin Grand Avenue relief sewer contract for 853,271 with a 200 day completion. The bid was the lowest of seven and below the engineer's estimate of 89,000. The project is financed by mortgage revenue bonds tied to a sewer service charge.
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L. A. Waldner
Middletown
Waldner
Grand Avenue
Howard H. Kramer
Commission
Elsa Simpson Departs Middletown City Hall Beat
Middletown City Commission notes the departure of Elsa Simpson after seven years as the Middletown Journal city hall reporter. She will join the Cincinnati Post as Hamilton correspondent in January before a Florida interim.
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Middletown
City Commission
Ross Hill
Elsa Simpson
Middletown Journal
Fred Schatzmann
Miss Simpson
Hill
Arthur Sanderson
Elsa
The
Cincinnati Post
Hamilton
Journal Saturday
Florida
Lloyd Miller
Miller
Three Suffer Slight Injuries In Ohio Crash Near Hamilton
State patrol reports three people were slightly injured in a two car collision on Ohio 4 about four miles north of Hamilton at 11 50 p m yesterday. Walter Easterling 58 of West Middletown Rt 1 was treated at Middletown Hospital and released with lacerations to the right eyebrow and knee. Gail Powell of Trenton Rt 1 Matthew Deaton 30 of Middletown Rt 1 suffered a head bump and scalp laceration. Charles Hurley 19 of Somerville Rt 1 drove north in a car rear ended by Deaton’s vehicle. Damage to both cars was extensive.
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Ohio 4
Hamilton
Middletown Hospital
Walter Easterling
West Middletown
Charles Hurley
Somerville Rt. 1
Deaton
At The Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount shows War Paint at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 10 p m and Half a Hero at 2 45 5 50 and 8 50 p m Strand offers Panhandle at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 05 p m Blonde Dynamite at 2 55 5 55 and 8 50 p m Friday cartoons at 1 15 and 3 05 p m and Midwestern Hayride from 6 p m to close.
School Board Backs PTA Insurance Plan Initiative
Middletown Board of Education approved allowing parent-teacher organizations to sponsor student group health insurance, with Seidner and board attorney Henderson Estes as pre-approval. Central PTO will lead at Central. principals may sign claims, with no district liability beyond that.
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Stan Meisler
Board of Education
Middletown
Earle R. Seidner
Central School Pto
Central
Seidner
Henderson Estes
Ed Johnson
Central Pto
Norman Gerwitz
The
World Insurance Co
Omaha
Central Pto Now
PTO
Robert Gruver
Tom Wilson
Cancer Fund
Joseph Woodruff
Woodruff
Mario Prosperi
Leidner
Johnson
R. H. Snyder
Leidner and
Farmersville Man Takes Own Life
A 71 year old Farmersville resident Frank Erisman was found dead yesterday from a self inflicted gunshot. He reportedly set his shotgun at the bedroom door jamb and used a yard stick to trigger it. Survived by wife Paul and daughter Mrs Clarice Howard.
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Farmersville
Frank Erisman
Broadway
Darrel Erisman
Earl Bolinger
Erisman
Paul
Clarice Howard
Germantown Rt. 2
Man injured in cafe disturbance at Lucky Stop Cafe
Louis Rudd, 34, of 2716 Yankee Rd., suffered a chin laceration in a disturbance at Lucky Stop Cafe on Yankee Road early today. He was treated at Middleton Hospital at 2:50 a.m. and discharged. Further details of the incident were lacking.
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Louis Rudd
Yankee Rd
Lucky Stop
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Santa Arrives Tomorrow for Downtown Christmas Parade
Santa Claus is due tomorrow at 10 am at Hook Field with weather-dependent travel plans. The Retail Merchants Association leads a parade from Germantown Road to Ist Avenue, ending at VFW headquarters on Reynolds Avenue, with 3,000 candy sacks for kids and letters for Santa.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Santa Claus
Hook Field
Aniaalatawm sAunastanea
Santa
Germantown Road
Tytus Avenue
Tytus
Charles Street
Charles
Central Avenue
Central
Main Street
Main
Ist Avenue
Illegal Hare Winded Up In City Jail On Menu
Seven city jail prisoners are to be served a Thanksgiving day treat after police confiscated a hunter s rabbit from the city farm. The rabbit has been in the refrigerator. Jailor Marvin Amburgey brought flour and grease for the rabbit fry and a trusted was to do the honors. Patrolman Amburgey said dinner will be served at noon. Sgt Ed Poling said officers on duty will be allowed an hour for dinner so they may go home and eat.
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Marvin Amburgey
Amburgey
Ed Poling
City bus route changes listed for several street segments
The notice lists rerouting from Est to Broad Street and Broad to Central, Central to Clinton Street and Clinton to Reynolds, outlining street transitions as part of a public transit adjustment.
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Broad Street
Broad
Central
Clinton Street
Clinton
Reynolds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riggs
FOPA
Sutphin-Grand Sewer
VFW
Reynolds Avenue
Howe Motor Co
Kramer
Leibee Street
Walton and Vorhees
Comedy
Hillman Park
Walter Follmer
New City
Clinton and
Canal Streets
Pressure Concrete Co
McKnight Drive
Grimes Street
Fred J. Schatzmann
Park Board
Sorg Paper Co
Kenneth Keister
Ross A. Hill
Francis Carmody
Paramount
PTA
Marion Clardy
Washington School
Admiral
Arvin
Revere
Revere Ware
Middletown Ice & Coal Co
Woodlawn Avenue
R.C. A. Victor
Ae ‘Ay
Glenn Miller
Ralph Flannigan
Eartha Kitt
Rea
Eddy Fisher
RCA Victor Record Players
Central Ave
Victrola
Dial
Oes
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